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F. A. REMKE DISPLAY STAND 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR July 11, 195o4 Filed April 50, 1948 July 11, 195o Filed April 30, 1948 F. A. REMKE 2,514,795

DISPLAY STAND 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 11, 1950 UNIT `STPE'.S 0F FICE.

' DISPLAY STAND y .Frank A. Reinke. Cineman. ohio Application April 3o, 194s, seriaijNo. 24,180

.Another y.object of the invention is to .provide astanld having a number of; jewelry display plates piivotedz thereto and disposed fin parallel, vertical .vspacedi relation in offset positions to provide a readily operable and' convenient. .stand for the display of small merchandise.

My invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of parts for attaining the foregoing objects as will be more fully set forth and claimed hereinafter. panying drawing I have illustrated one example of the embodiment of my invention, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of my display stand.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the stand shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the stand.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmental section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section taken online 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig.l 6 is an enlarged section showing a detail f of the stand.

The reference numeral Ill generally indicates the display stand frame which has a front wall II and a relatively higher rear wall I2 interconnected by side walls I3 and I4. As most clearly illustrated in Figs. 3 and 5 the side walls have top edges I5 and I6 respectively which are inclined upwardly in the direction of the rear wall I2. The stand is preferably made from a transparent, synthetic resinous material and has the front wall II integrally joined to the side walls I3 and I4 by round corner portions I1 and I8 respectively, the rear edgesof the side walls In the accomcomme. (ottieni- 150i Figs. 2` and isaid 'bars are also inclined upwardly vtowardy thefrear frame wall so that'the'best'light `reflection is obtained for theY displayed varticles and'- plates lcarried by each bar may be readily `the vbars to the-framei's most clearly illustrated v'in Fig; 5 wherein a -pin 2:2 fisembedded in each end `of a bar'y 2l and has its free vend extending" into a bearing- `hole 23 `formed through the adjacent front or rear wall. A longitudinal slot'` 2'4 is formedthrough the outer edge of' each barfor receiving andv supporting the. inner edge portion 'of' a display plate .25." As illustrated in Fig; 6 a

means for securing the plate to the slot comprises an internally threaded screw 26 inserted in aligned bores 21 and 28 formed through the bar and the plate and which cooperates with an exteriorly threaded screw 29 inserted through the opposed end of the aligned bores and cooperating with the internal threaded screw 26. The upper surface of each display plate is covered with a simulated velvet material 30 preferably of a green color and said plates are each provided with a number of holes 3I for receiving pieces of jewelry 32 (Fig. 6).

With reference to Figs. 2 and 4 it will be noted that the two outer portions of the lowermost plates rest upon the inclined top edges I5 and I6 of the side walls I 3 and I4 respectively whereby said lowermost plates are supported by the side walls and the respective pivot bars 2|. The remaining display plates situated above the lowermost plates each have secured to their outer, under portion a spacer block 33 which maintains said plates in parallel spaced relation with each other and with the said lowermost plate. The blocks may be secured to the plate ends by screws 34 (Fig. 4) which pass through the plates and are internally threaded to the blocks.

It will therefore be noted that I have provided a dependable and simplified display stand which normally maintains a plurality of jewelry display plates in parallel spaced relationship and which is manually operated to cause the plates to be successively turned on their respective pivot mountings for observation of successive pieces of jewelry secured on the plates.

What is claimed is:

1. In a display stand the combination of a front Wall, a relatively higher rear wall, a side wall interconnecting the front and rear walls and having an upper edge inclined upwardly in the direction of the rear wall, a number of parallel bars between the front and rear walls in vertically spaced and horizontally offset positions, said bars being inclined upwardly in the direction of the rear wall, means for pivotally mounting the respective ends of the bars to the said front and rear walls, a display plate secured at its inner end to each bar, the outer portion of the lowermost plate resting upon the top edge of the adjacent side'wall, and a spacer block secured to and depending from the outer portion of each of the other display plates with its lower end in engagement with the upper surface of the subjacent plate.

2. A display stand comprising the combination of a front wall, a, relatively higher rear wall, side walls interconnecting the front and rear walls and each having an upper edge inclined upwardly in the direction of the rear wall, a number of spaced parallel bars disposed between the front andrear Walls in two oppositely inclined rows of vertically spaced bars, said bars being inclined upwardlyin .the direction of the rear wall, means for pivotally mounting the lrespective ends of the barsto the said front and rear walls, a display plate secured at its Ainner end to each bar, the outer portion of the lowermost plates in each row resting upon the top edge of the adjacent side walLand a spacer block secured to and depending from the outer portion of each of the other displayplates in the rows with its lower end in engagement with the upper surface of the subjacent plate. f

3. A display stand comprising the combination of a framel having a front and a rear wall, a 3

.pluralityof pairsv of rinclined pivot bars supported -jij 2,514,795

by said front and rear'walls across the central portion of the frame in parallel spaced relationship, each of said bars having an elongated groove formed therein, display plates each having its inner edge disposed in its respective groove in the bars, means for securing each of said plate edges to its bar, side walls interconnecting the front and rear walls of the frame and each having an inclined plate supporting upper edge disposed parallel to the bars, and spacer blocks interposed between adjacent plates and carried by the uppermost of said adjacent plates.

4. In a display stand the combination of a rectangular frame, a plurality of inclined pivot bars supported by the frame in parallel, proximate relationship centrally of the frame, an elongated groove formed in each bar, display plates REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Clark June 9, Scofield Aug. 5, 1913 Owitz Aug. 29, 1933 Morath Sept. 11, l193f1 Thom k Dec. 17, 1935 Number 

